Big Ten · 2022

IllinoisFighting Illini

8–5 overall, 5–4 in conference. 13 games played.

ReliaQuest Bowl

Season

Record

8–5

5–4 in conference

Margin - All

+149

11.5 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

+74

8.2 per game

9 conference games

Points for

24.2

315 total

Points against

12.8

166 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Bret Bielema

All times Eastern. For betting lines, hover over the game.

Sat 08/27/2022 04:00 PMBTNvsWyoming83° · 5 mph ESEW 38–683%

Fri 09/02/2022 08:00 PMFS1atIndiana74° · 3 mph WL 20–2353%

Sat 09/10/2022 04:00 PMESPNUvsVirginia82° · 4 mph EW 24–361%

Thu 09/22/2022 08:30 PMBTNvsChattanooga54° · 7 mph ENEW 31–092%

Sat 10/01/2022 12:00 PMBTNatWisconsin63° · 0 mph NW 34–1067%

Sat 10/08/2022 07:30 PMBTNvsIowa50° · 6 mph WSWW 9–660%

Sat 10/15/2022 12:00 PMBTNvsMinnesota50° · 11 mph WW 26–1438%

Sat 10/29/2022 03:30 PMABCatNebraska71° · 3 mph SW 26–930%

Sat 11/05/2022 03:30 PMBTNvsMichigan State57° · 30 mph SWL 15–2387%

Sat 11/12/2022 12:00 PMESPN2vsPurdue34° · 16 mph WNWL 24–31

Sat 11/19/2022 12:00 PMABCat3Michigan27° · 18 mph SSWL 17–19

Sat 11/26/2022 03:30 PMatNorthwestern54° · 9 mph SSWW 41–3

Mon 01/02/2023 12:00 PMESPN2vsMississippi StateReliaQuest Bowl81° · 7 mph SL 10–19Neutral

Home field

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

96%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Average crowd: 58,237
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 732 ft
Opened: 1923